The Christopher L. BennettnovelUncertain Logic presents a different backstory for V'Las. In this backstory, V'Las was the son of Romulan sleeper agents who infiltrated Vulcan society after a war between the Romulan Empire and the Vulcans. V'Las was raised to continue his parents' mission after their deaths.

In 2152, Vulcan and Andoria signed a peace treaty, facilitated by the assistance of StarfleetcaptainJonathan Archer. It was later revealed, however, that, in signing the treaty, V'Las was simply stalling for time, with which to prepare a full-scale attack on the Andorians. The plans for invasion, however, were threatened by a dissident group of Vulcans known as "Syrrannites," who believed that the High Command was following a corrupted version of Surak's teachings, and that war was antithetical to the Vulcan way. Considering this mindset a dangerous one, V'Las initiated a conspiracy to eliminate the Syrranites. (ENT: "Cease Fire", "Kir'Shara")

In 2154, along with Stel, chief investigator of the Vulcan Security Directorate, V'Las initiated a bombing of the United Earth Embassy on Vulcan, resulting in the deaths of forty-three people. Intending for planted evidence to be found implicating T'Pau, a well-known Syrranite, V'Las used the bombing as an excuse to hunt down the Syrranites in the Vulcan desert known as "the Forge." Although the plot was initially successful, and the Syrranites were implicated, a mind meld with a comatose victim of the bombing, performed by Vulcan ambassador to EarthSoval, revealed that Stel was, in actuality, the individual who planted the bomb. Due to the taboo held by most Vulcans regarding mind melds, V'Las relieved Soval of his position, and subsequently implicated Stel as a Syrranite in an attempt to preserve the conspiracy. (ENT: "The Forge", "Awakening")

As V'Las's campaign to eliminate the Syrranites progressed, he presented falsified evidence to the High Command indicating that the Andorians had been outfitting their ships with Xindiweaponry, in an attempt to justify the invasion. As this was happening, however, the crew of Enterprise NX-01, under the command of CommanderCharles Tucker, were made aware of V'Las's planned attack on Andoria by Soval, and subsequently made contact with CommanderShran, an Andorian military officer with whom they had prior dealings. Joining the Andorian fleet in opposing the Vulcans, Tucker made contact with V'Las and attempted to convince him to halt the invasion, but V'Las was determined, and ordered his ships to commence an attack on Enterprise and the Andorians. As the battle raged, however, Jonathan Archer, Enterprise's captain, arrived with T'Pau in the High Command and presented the Kir'Shara, the original records of Surak's true teachings, undermining V'Las's authority and leading MinisterKuvak to relieve V'Las of his position. Ultimately, the battle was halted and V'Las was placed under investigation for his role in the embassy bombing. (ENT: "Awakening", "Kir'Shara")

V'Las conspires with Talok

Afterwards, V'Las confronted Talok, his Romulan contact, and accused him of failing in his mission to preserve Romulan influence on Vulcan. As his position on Vulcan had been compromised, Talok was forced to return to Romulus, although he refused to take V'Las with him, claiming V'Las's disappearance at the same time as V'Las was being investigated would cause too much suspicion. Before his departure, however, Talok reassured V'Las that recent events were only "a minor delay," and that the reunification of Vulcans and Romulans was "only a matter of time." (ENT: "Kir'Shara")